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If fluid is at rest in a container of a narrow mouth at a certain column height and same fluid is at rest at same column height in a container having broad mouth, will the pressure be different at certain depth from fluid surface.

(a) Pressure will be same for both.

(b) Pressure will be more for narrower mouth

(c) Pressure will be less for narrower mouth

(d) None of the mentioned

I had been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

This intriguing question originated from Fluid Pressure at a Point and Pascal’s Law in portion Pressure and Its Measurement of Fluid Mechanics

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Correct answer is (a) Pressure will be same for both.

Easiest explanation: As per hydrostatic law, the pressure depends only on the height of water column and not its shape.

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